Category: Science and Nature

  • Study: Winter World Cup Led to Increased Injury Severity in Top Leagues

    Study: Winter World Cup Led to Increased Injury Severity in Top Leagues

    Keita Iijima / Yomiuri Shimbun file photoLusail Stadium, Qatar, in November 2022 Reuters 13:03 JST, December 2, 2023 The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe’s top five leagues spending an average of eight days longer on the sidelines due to injury in the months after the tournament, a study has…

  • Report: Russia Plans to Send Cosmonauts to the Moon Next Decade

    Report: Russia Plans to Send Cosmonauts to the Moon Next Decade

    Reuters 12:49 JST, December 2, 2023 MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia plans to send cosmonauts to land on the Moon next decade for the first time in its history and intends to build a moon base, according to the Russian corporation responsible for manned space flights, state news agency TASS reported. A draft plan presented by Vladimir…

  • Disability lawsuit lands Howard Hughes Medical Institute in court

    Disability lawsuit lands Howard Hughes Medical Institute in court

    Vivian Cheung alleges discrimination against the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.Credit: Vivian G. Cheung A legal case involving allegations stretching back a decade is finally making its way to court. The lawsuit, involving RNA biologist Vivian Cheung and her former employer, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), is set to begin on 4 December. Cheung alleges…

  • Prevalence of undiagnosed dyslexia in African-American primary school children

    Abstract Dyslexia is among the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children, yet despite its high prevalence all too frequently goes undiagnosed. Consequently dyslexic children all too often fail to receive effective reading interventions. Here we report our findings from a study using a teacher completed evidence-based dyslexia screener to first screen then test predominantly African-American…

  • A color extraction algorithm by segmentation

    A color extraction algorithm by segmentation

    Abstract The segmentation and extraction on color features can provide useful information for many different application domains. However, most of the existing image processing algorithms on feature extraction are gray image-based and consider only one-dimensional parameters. In order to carry out a fast and accurate color feature extraction, this paper proposes a color extraction algorithm…

  • Pre-stroke physical activity is associated with post-stroke physical activity and sedentary behavior in the acute phase

    Pre-stroke physical activity is associated with post-stroke physical activity and sedentary behavior in the acute phase

    Abstract This study investigated the link between pre-stroke and acute-stage physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior. Forty individuals with stroke (aged 73.6 ± 8.9 years) were enrolled. Post-stroke activity, including metabolic equivalents (METs), sedentary behavior, light PA, and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), was measured using a tri-axial accelerometer (ActiGraph wGT3X-BT) over 11 consecutive days starting from the 4th day…

  • Predicting long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in the era of artificial intelligence

    Predicting long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in the era of artificial intelligence

    Abstract The ability to accurately predict long-term kidney transplant survival can assist nephrologists in making therapeutic decisions. However, predicting kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes is challenging due to the complexity of the factors involved. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly important tool in the prediction of medical outcomes. Our goal was to utilize both conventional…

  • Oral micro-electronic platform for temperature and humidity monitoring

    Oral micro-electronic platform for temperature and humidity monitoring

    Abstract Intraoral theranostics, the integration of diagnostics and therapeutics within the oral cavity, is gaining significant traction. This pioneering approach primarily addresses issues like xerostomia (dry mouth), commonly resulting from cancer treatment, with a specific focus on monitoring temperature and humidity. This paper introduces the innovative Intra-Oral Portable Micro-Electronic (IOPM) fluidic theranostic device platform. It…

  • Predicting long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in the era of artificial intelligence

    Predicting long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation in the era of artificial intelligence

    Abstract The ability to accurately predict long-term kidney transplant survival can assist nephrologists in making therapeutic decisions. However, predicting kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes is challenging due to the complexity of the factors involved. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly important tool in the prediction of medical outcomes. Our goal was to utilize both conventional…

  • Oral micro-electronic platform for temperature and humidity monitoring

    Oral micro-electronic platform for temperature and humidity monitoring

    Abstract Intraoral theranostics, the integration of diagnostics and therapeutics within the oral cavity, is gaining significant traction. This pioneering approach primarily addresses issues like xerostomia (dry mouth), commonly resulting from cancer treatment, with a specific focus on monitoring temperature and humidity. This paper introduces the innovative Intra-Oral Portable Micro-Electronic (IOPM) fluidic theranostic device platform. It…